PARIS, Nov. 19, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- French economist Vanessa Strauss-Kahn teaches the course on Managerial Economics in the Executive Master of Science in Finance program at The American Graduate School in Paris (AGS - www.ags.edu). The EMSF offered at AGS is one of the international programs of the Baruch College at the City University of New York. It is a one-year program taught in Paris and accredited in the United States by AACSB and MSCHE.

Vanessa Strauss-Kahn, who holds a Ph.D. in Economics from New York University, has been teaching in the Baruch International programs in Singapore and in Paris. Her areas of expertise include International Economics, Multinational Corporations, International Trade and Economic Geography. She is Associate Professor at The American Graduate School in Paris and at Baruch College in New York as well as at ESCP-Europe in France. Since 2006 she has also been a research affiliate at the International Trade Program at the Center for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) in the U.K.. Previously she worked for INSEAD, the World Bank in Washington, DC, the Inter-American Development Bank, and the United Nations Development Program in the United States.

"Professor Strauss-Kahn has been a tremendous benefit to this executive program and to our students. She has a very high level of expertise, an engaging way of teaching, and a passion for it all," says Professor Fatemi, President of the School of Business and Economics at The American Graduate School in Paris (www.ags.edu/business-economics).

The module on Managerial Economics taught on November 12-21 applies basic economic concepts to the complex decision-making processes of the firm. Vanessa Strauss-Kahn comments: "It is always a pleasure to teach in this EMSF program. The course is quite demanding, students are motivated and classroom interaction is great. They work hard and learn a lot of economics over a short period of time. It is a very rewarding teaching experience."

The American Graduate School in Paris is a not-for-profit institution that offers U.S. higher education in France to students from every continent. It offers programs in Business and Economics and in International Relations and Diplomacy. The School of Business and Economics at AGS (www.ags.edu/business-economics) offers an International MBA, an Executive Master of Science in Finance, an Executive Master of Science in Marketing, and Professional training programs. http://www.ags.edu/business-economics

SOURCE The American Graduate School in Paris

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